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Sony VAIO Y Series VPC-Y218FX review

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Annual power consumption cost
Sony Vaio VPC-Y218FX
$4 
Asus U35Jc-A1
$4.73 

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Sony Vaio Y Series VPC-Y218FX Average watts per hour
Off (60%) 0.38
Sleep (10%) 0.79
Idle (25%) 9.57
Load (05%) 26.51
Raw kWh Number 35.26
Annual Energy Cost $4.00

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System configurations:
Sony Vaio VPC-Y218FX
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 1.2GHz Intel Pentium U5400; 4,096MB DDR3 SDRAM 1,066MHz; 128MB (Dedicated) Intel GMA HD; 500GB Samsung 5,400rpm

Acer Aspire Timeline X AS3820T-5246
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 2.27GHz Intel Core i3 M350; 4,096MB DDR3 SDRAM 1,066MHz; 128MB (Dedicated)/1,696MB (Total) Intel GMA HD; 320GB Western Digital 5,400rpm

Asus U35Jc-A1
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 2.4Hz Intel Core i3 M370; 4,096MB DDR3 SDRAM 1,066MHz; 1GB Nvidia GeForce 310M + 64MB (Dedicated) Mobile Intel GMA MHD; 500GB Seagate 5,400rpm

Dell Vostro V130
Windows 7 Professional; 2.26GHz Intel Core i5 U470; 4,096MB DDR3 SDRAM 1,333MHz; 64MB (Dedicated) Intel GMA HD; 500GB Western Digital 7,200rpm

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge
Windows 7 Professional; 1.3Hz Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 ULV; 4,096MB DDR3 SDRAM 1,066MHz; 128MB Mobile Intel GMA 4500MHD; 320GB Seagate 5,400rpm

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Quick Specifications

  • Processor Intel Pentium 1.2 GHz
  • Memory 4.0 GB
  • Hard Drive 500.0 GB - 5400.0

Matt Elliott, a technology writer for more than a decade, is a PC tester, Mac user, and amateur photographer based in New Hampshire. Full Bio

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